The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-07
SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
,rA,s BEAUTIFUL SITE AND
RICH BACK COUNTRY.

diminished Travel-The Alfred
-, Excursion to Blue Springs
ovelv Leesburg = improvements =
orpe Vegetable Crops-Discourag-
.prospect for Oranges = Methodist
n,e1e College - Union Hotel - No
atal Epidemics Brooksville's Fer
"a surroundings and Desirable
.,,,+rv-Its Growth - Prospective
.;roads-New Firms-A Vast Hum
oo,,-Facts About Orange Culture
uarnando Hotel = Dade City -
onee of Base-Good Houses of
Entertainment, Etc.
ma writer, in his recent hurried jaunt
,,o,th TO south through the peninsula
Florida, could only attempt the very
.f,st resume of the condition of that in
,os+ing region at the close of the travelling
or and an abnormally severe winter.
thinning his previous sketches, let us first
o,r respects to the beautiful town of
ola situated in the midst of rich and
4,,rosoue hummock with its wealth of
rdrre and magnificent forest growth, the
oosipo structures of brick and pretty
.idences peering forth through their set
= Of green on every side, cannot fail to
arm the eye of the visitor. AS a business
,+re foo il stands in the front rank of the
or;o, towns of Florida Large areas of
ob country teeming with fertility and
ckly settled by capitalists, contribute
cir ouotas of oranges, strawDerrles and
yetables to swell the revenues OF the little
II NAV not be known to many that
Ocala is to be found the
MOST PROGRESSIVE MERCHANT
\ onrIent dealer within the confines of the
o+o Not even jacksonville can produce
naer. The name Of this gentleman, E.
Apnew, Esq, is a household word in
orida The numerous departments of his
nacious store-house are utterly inadequate
contain the vast volume of merchandise
ecessary to supply the wants of his Gus
mers, and extensive warehouses at the
zilroad depot are crammed to repletion with
pnla GOODS which it requires whole trains
4 deliver and are oftentimes sold by the
reload without "breaking bulk" The
me individual also is at the head Of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
&hich is in a most fourishing condition.
3his institution, with capital of $4,000,
7ibeit, established but single year, has
/ so. 600 on deposit, and is a power for good
y the mercantile community
4 Another bank admirably manged, and nu-
serous additional stores heavily stocked
Eth attractive wares, also attest the thrift
IN importance of the town. Neither time
In SPACE will permit us to pGrticularize at
resent. and indeed the business houses of
lie place were deliberately set forth in a
brmer letter In passing, the writer
ould mention, however, that the large
i'll and factory of Yonge Bros. is still kept
hlsy. and Ocala can boast of the only seed
ore in Florida, that of Mr.. j. B. Sutton,
We one. In region where vegetables,
tuits and farm products are the
bief sources of revenue, and
lre and practicable acclimated
eeds and plants are of vital i'm
prtance, this deficiency should not exist.
the Southern Seed Company, of Macon,
h., does much to supply the demand.
"a The influx of visitors the past season has
be Ocala House. barely paid expenses This
as due to the fact that a rival establish
bent at Silver Springs, near by, absorbed
be lions share of the tourists, many of
Fhom would go there and leave without
LISTING Ocala at all 1t would be to the
Interest of the town to purchase and control
bis property. The writer stopped at the
ALFRED HOUSE,
Fhich is located very near one of the rail-
load depots and is kept open the year round
The proprietor, Dr. c. j. Alfred, is very
popular with the travelling public, and his
botel is generously patronized. He can ac-
Fommodate over fifty guests. The new rail
Toad to the gulf has been completed to Blue
Springs, and the writer would acknowledge
n invitation from the polite officials to join
an excursion party to that attractive resort.
Much is expected from the opening up of
his additional highway to ''deep water. "
rhe shipments Of vegetables are daily in
freaslng at remunerative prices. The pros
pect for the next orange crop, however, is
ar from promising. Many growers are
almost destitute of fruit, and nowhere will
Fne Yield amount to an average.
LEEsBURG,
(Which, with its sixty miles of lake naviga-
6lon and progressive merchants and farmers,
fs deservedly one of the most attractive
points In Florida, continues to improve sub
Stantally. The vivid green of orange
groves and the glittering sheen of the broad
iaKeS which bound the horizon on either side
|inpart an almost tropical aspect to the
|t0"h. Since our last visit several new
places OF business have been opened, among
tnen the grocery store of j. F. McClendon,
under the management of d. M. Hopson.
John H. Inglis now runs the Elliott resfaur-
AM and bakery, and various other merchan-
tle changes have taken place. On the
whole, matters look cheerful and the
i1a1lmers are raising large crops of vegeta-
DtS, winch command good prices. Here,
wo, we learn from Mayor Lee, the owner of
IA extensive grove, that not more than a
s san crop OF oranges will be produced in
'aiS vicinity the present year.
THE METHODIST FEMALE COLLEGE.
Inc entire community is enthused over
uie prospects of the flourishing seminary
W. slic en- Is located here under the auspices of
!ne Methodist State Conference. Two build
NY nave been finished, and third is soon
a. a. oe erected. The institution has made a
catering opening, with seventy-five stu
Spslts, ana lO0 boardeTS have been promised
a ail' holllngSworth, the President, who is
nv MY supported by four competent teachers
al ails spirited little city contributed no less
'u an Sl4, 900 to the enterprise.
III me writer was the guest of Messrs. Shep-
ge.u ~ Herford, of the Union Hotel, which
too wen Kept and literally patronized. Here,
~ ne formed the acquaintance of DR.. r.
m Dean, the First Vice President of the
florida florida Medical Association, and leading
R y S The doctor says malarial cases
r Cnls region yield very readily to treat
hEeiIt' and there is a singular exemption
t nUli diseases of severer type, such as
"Pnoid and scarlet fevers, meningitis, etc
BROWNSVILLE
vas reached via Pemberton Ferry and the
'a5 railroad from that point. 1t is, the
IIg yane VIII remember, the county site of